Alela, Artful Provocateur
Secret Lair Drop 1197 • mythic
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 1197
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue · White
- Artist
- Alexis Ziritt
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Flying, deathtouch, lifelink
Other creatures you control with flying get +1/+0.
Whenever you cast an artifact or enchantment spell, create a 1/1 blue Faerie creature token with flying.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Alela, Artful Provocateur first appeared in the 2019 Commander expansion set Throne of Eldraine, designed as a centerpiece for Faerie-themed decks. The card was created by Wizards of the Coast to lean into the 'artifacts and enchantments' archetype, rewarding players for casting non-creature spells with board presence. Its design represents a marriage of the game's high-fantasy roots with a mechanical focus on incremental advantage.
This specific iteration, numbered 1197, originated as part of the Secret Lair series, a curated line of limited-edition releases featuring alternate art styles. The artwork for this version was commissioned to deviate from the standard set aesthetic, often employing a stylized, illustrative approach favored by the Secret Lair design team to appeal to collectors seeking unique visual variants of popular cards. Since its release, it has been received as a staple within the Commander format, favored for its versatility and its ability to act as both a combatant and a generator of evasive tokens.
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